Slawka G. Scarso

I wrote this piece a few months ago, a play on acronyms and 1980s pop culture. It’s one of those occasions when I had great fun writing a story and…

Back in 2011 I was in Torino presenting Il Vino in Italia, and I took some time to visit the show of a famous photographer. It was a selection of…

I wrote this micro last summer, when I was in Torre Chianca, a seaside town near Lecce. It was one of those occasions when you’re meant to do or write…

This story is perhaps the most bizarre I’ve written so far, and yet the prompt is everything but fantasy. And many people who live in Rome will be familiar will…

Six Lipsticks was a fun story to write. It was first published in Gastropoda literary magazine, in March 2022. Avon Berry Nice Your first lipstick is a gloss and tastes…

I got the idea for this story from something that my grandmother said, on a very different occasion. I was delighted that Selcouth Station picked it for publication. Here’s how…

I rarely write creative non fiction. This was one of those rare occasions, and I’m glad I wrote this story. Thank you to Susanna for publishing it in Five Minutes….

I am thrilled that my 100-word micro titled Richter Scale 8 was highly commended in the 2022 National Flash Fiction Day Microfiction Competition. Truly honoured. You can read the other…

This story makes me smile every time I read it and I’m sooooo happy they picked it up for publication at Roi Faineant. Thank you! Hope you enjoy reading it….